industry experts, but they also have the opportunity toput them into practice in an experiential laboratory setting. In the Fall 2012, the course was offered for the first time. Anecdotal evidence indicatesthat the course was well received. However, additional work still needs to be done includingcourse development, integrating the course into the Capstone design sequence, and integratingthe course into departmental and university initiatives.Additional Course Development The initial offering of this course gave a rather generic exposure to the strategy ofproduct development. The course fits well into the eSET Program overall curriculum and offersseveral enhancements to that curriculum. Based on survey feedback, several modifications
develop an outreach (a) curriculum around these LMT units and to also train middle-school teachers in the design, building and testing of LMTs. These efforts are aimed at ensuring wide-spread dissemination of these LegoTM-based manufacturing education modules. Our team is also currently working closely with local middle-school and high-school teachers to develop a LegoTM-based curriculum for manufacturing
societal context• a recognition of the need for, and an ability to engage in lifelong learning• a knowledge of contemporary issuesThe ABET EC2000 accommodates the ASCE “Body of Knowledge” discussed earlier.11However, while curriculums at many colleges and universities and corporations have beentweaked and even overhauled in some cases in response to ABET’s criteria, the quandary is howfast are the new approaches being woven into the coursework? In general, there appears to be afrustration on both sides that it is not happening fast enough.12ABET continues to work though these issues in order to better the curriculum, however, manyuniversities are still struggling of how best to meet industry’s needs. According to ASEE,employers want an
Microcontroller Curricula Developments and Assessments.” In Proceedings of 2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, Salt Lake City, Utah, June 24 - 27.12. Morgan J., and J. Porter. 2015. “Modular Integrated Stackable Layer (MISL): An Academic– Public Sector Partnership for Rapid Prototyping and Development” In Proceedings of 2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, Seattle, Washington, June 14-17.13. Barrett, S., C. Hager, M. Yurkoski, R. Lewis, M. Jespersen, and Z. Ruble. 2008. Undergraduate Engineers For Curriculum and Laboratory Equipment Development: A Freescale S12 Microcontroller Laboratory Trainer. In Proceedings of 2008 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, June 22-25.Biographical
established the Mobile Integrated Solutions Laboratory (MISL)in 2002 to enhance the senior project design experience for the undergraduate students. Thesingle semester, “works once” project model typically employed in academia was expanded to atwo-semester sequence for project planning1 and project execution.2, 3 This resulted in three keybenefits to the curriculum. First, because the students were given an additional semester tocomplete their project, the faculty noticed a significant increase in the quantity and quality of Page 12.631.2effort by the students. Second, this increase in quality has resulted in more interest in the designand innovation
ContextBeginning in the Fall of 2014 we instituted a major curriculum update in Electrical andComputer Engineering at the University of Virginia. Our basic three-course sequence of"Circuits," "Electronics," and "Signals and Systems" was replaced by a new sequence,"Fundamentals 1,2, and 3". Our approach focuses on a learning studio technique with highlyintegrated laboratory and lecture components [3],[4]. In each successive course, many of thesame topics are covered, and at an increasing depth of understanding. This approach has beenshown to increase learning of complex topics while minimizing the cognitive load at each phase[5].A substantial portion of this approach is a tightly integrated lecture-laboratory approach, i.e., alearning studio; our
habits and pleasures of good scholarship. Thecommon read used in the FYS class is Atomic Habits by James Clear. Working with a familiarfaculty member and one of the same student mentors from Engineering Ahead, the first semesterstudents explore the expectations of personal integrity, level of effort, and civility on a universitycampus. In addition to providing academic support for their entry level mathematics and sciencecourses, an additional curriculum component of FYS is career exploration. Throughout thecourse, students refine their resume and communication skills and take part in the largeruniversity career fair. Further, this course provides several opportunities for students to visit localindustries and extend collaborations with alumni
of targetedprojects with each touching on a handful of topics.1A potential pitfall arises when courses with a specific but disparate collection of topics designedto meet the needs of subsequent courses are presented to students without proper framing. Thiscan give the impression the content is encyclopedic in nature – part of a collection of knowledgewithout sequence that can be picked up or disregarded. This problem resembles concerns withproject-based learning. The primary concern with project-based learning is that it runs the risk ofneglecting topics that make up an essential sequence of knowledge and skill acquisition inengineering education.2While project-based instruction runs the risk of leaving knowledge gaps across curriculum, it
are the in the areas of construction materials and emerging technologies for the construc- tion and design industries.Mr. Brian Giltner, Murray State University Lecturer in the Institute of Engineering at Murray State University. Mr. Giltner is also a practicing civil and structural engineer with over 28 years of experience.Ms. Melanie McCallon Seib, Murray State University Melanie McCallon Seib is the Director of Education Abroad at Murray State University, where she has collaborated for office growth and study abroad program curriculum integration for nearly 17 years. She spearheaded creation of faculty recruitment, training, financial, and support structures at MSU to enable innovative faculty to build project
U.S. students in their knowledge of and theirparticipation in STEM as an area of critical concern to national security. Basic science andmathematics competence, gained in grades K-12, form the foundation of an educated, capable,technical future work force for DoD. The objective of NDEP is to support the education anddevelopment of such a future workforce by establishing a DoD-wide program to invigorate thescience and mathematics curriculum, to enhance teaching skills of science and mathematicsteachers to deliver the curriculum, and to increase the level of awareness, interest and activeparticipation of students in STEM activities, projects, and academics. The overall strategy is tohave DoD scientists and engineers partner with educational
-Champaign. Prior to joining Illinois ECE as a faculty, she worked at IBM Systems Group in Poughkeepsie, NY in z Systems Firmware Development. Her current interests include recruitment and retention of under-represented students in STEM, K-12 outreach, integrative training for graduate teaching assistants, and curriculum innovation for introductory computing courses. © American Society for Engineering Education, 2022 Powered by www.slayte.comTeaching Electronic Circuits with a Balance of Rigor, Intuition, Approximation, and Inspection AnalysisAbstractAnalog and mixed signal IC design is an important area in ECE and courses on this topic areusually offered to senior
methodology is the future potential for external auditorassessment and comparing to best practices of other institutions.Total Quality Management (TQM) - In 1992 the IME Department used a combinations ofseveral of the tools to develop a new manufacturing engineering curriculum. “Voice of thecustomer” from QFD, affinity diagrams, and interrelationship charts were used with excellentresults2. Kaufman also proposes a more comprehensive approach to TQM for educationalplanners called QM+1.Quality Function Deployment (QFD) – QFD is an excellent, efficient approach for identifyingthe “voice of the customer” and designing an efficient system around their requirements. QFDhas been widely adapted ever since for use in government, education, and the non-profit
Conferences, p. 8.744.1-8.744.6. Available at: https://doi.org/10.18260/1-2--11461.Kmiec, D. (2004) ‘Teaching Engineering Communication: A Novel Vertically-Integrated andDiscipline-Conscious Curriculum’, in Society for Technical Communication Annual ConferenceProceedings.Lepek, D. and Stock, R. (2011) ‘Alternative Lab Reports, Engineering EffectiveCommunication’, in 2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition Proceedings. 2011 ASEEAnnual Conference & Exposition, Vancouver, BC: ASEE Conferences, p. 22.157.1-22.157.8.Available at: https://doi.org/10.18260/1-2--17438.Lin, S.-Y. et al. (2014) ‘Peer Evaluation of Video Lab Reports in an Introductory PhysicsMOOC’. arXiv. Available at: https://doi.org/10.48550/arXiv.1407.4714.Linsky, E. and Georgi, G
this research project focusing on key works that emerged fromthe study, and implications that emerged for practice.IntroductionIn the concluding chapter of the influential research compendium How People Learn,1 the editorsrecommend increased focus on research that elucidates “how student interests, identities, self-knowledge, self-regulation, and emotion interact with cognitive competence” (p. 280). Inengineering education, we have often considered emotion as a by-product of learning, but recentdevelopments demonstrate that emotion is an integral and central part of learning.2 This researchbuilds on the developments in neuroscience that point to the critical role of emotion in learningand decision-making.3,4In engineering education there has
foundational experience for all of our engineering students that setsthe tone, expectations, and trajectory for their future engineering work.References[1] J. Nagel, R. Nagel, E. Pappas, and O. Pierrakos, "Integration of a Client-based Design Project into the Sophomore Year," presented at the ASME IDETC/CIE 2012, Chicago, 2012.[2] R. Nagel, O. Pierrakos, J. Nagel, and E. Pappas, "On a Client-Centered, Sophomore Design Course Sequence," presented at the 119th ASEE Annual Conference and Expo, San Antonio, TX, 2012.[3] R. L. Nagel, K. Gipson, and A. Ogundipe, "Integrating Sustainable Design and Systems Thinking throughout an Engineering Curriculum," in Pedagogical Innovations for Sustainable Development, K. D. Thomas
Paper ID #37034A Novel Interdepartmental Approach to Teach Cross-FunctionalCollaboration in Software EngineeringDr. Lynn Roy Thackeray, Utah Valley University I hold a doctorate degree from Northeastern University in technical curriculum development, teaching and leadership. The focus of my research was on leadership, the learning sciences in the Science, Technol- ogy, Engineering and Math (STEM) fields. The title of my dissertation is Women in Computer Science Phenomenological Analysis that explores common factors that contribute to women’s selection and per- sistence in Computer Science as an academic major. My
students followed the engineering design process in their selection of the most suitablerobot design, all of the sub-teams worked together to ensure that the final design will be compatiblewhen the elements of the robot are assembled. Figure 2 below depicts some examples of the workthe students were doing in separate groups while working together.It is important to regularly assess students' progress and adjust the training sessions as needed toensure that they are receiving the support they need to succeed. This can be done through regularassessments of the students’ progress and receiving feedback from the team members, as well asthrough ongoing discussions with students.In summary, creating a comprehensive and inclusive curriculum is an
, field trips, and significant interactions with real-world contexts which meet more students’ interests.guest speakers, all of which were designed to increase the Four two-week miniGEMS STEAM camps were hosted atmiddle school girls’ interests in STEM-related fields. This UIW for a total of eight weeks starting June 5 till August 4paper provides an overview of miniGEMS STEAM camp, in 2017. Over 114 middle school females and ten middlemotivation for miniGEMS camp, and details on practicing school science teachers participated. Project Basedproject-based play activities in an informal learning Learning curriculum was introduced over the two-weekenvironment. camp
investigate strategies for integrating AI intocivil engineering education. While this integration could be done using new elective courses onAI and civil engineering (see [11]), we were interested in relevant topics that could incorporatedinto existing coursework. Our assumption is that the technical details of using AI would becovered in other courses (e.g., data science). Here, we were interested in demonstratingapplications, providing opportunities to interact with and use AI efficiently, and providing clarityaround the ethical issues of AI.AI in the curriculum: Infrastructure monitoringAs civil infrastructure systems age there is an increasing need for methods and tools that allowowners to efficiently monitor and maintain these systems over time
objectives and learning outcomes associated with this project are inherentlytied to introductory engineering graphics and design skills. The purpose of integrating the themeof culture-inspired design ideation is to enhance the learning process for students and provide ex-posure to a potentially untapped source of personal creativity. In order to fully understand the ef-ficacy and impact of a cultural theme on students’ experience during the engineering design pro-cess, a post-activity reflection and assessment is devised as an intervention method, specific tothe heritage-related aspects of the project.Results and DiscussionTo assess the impact of multicultural curricula and culturally-integrated learning initiatives onstudents' engagement and sense
in additive manufacturing courses and projectsAbstract: Engineers in a variety of industries use engineering standards to guide their work.However, many engineering students have little awareness of relevant standards or codes,especially in cutting-edge fields with rapidly developing standards such as additivemanufacturing. To address this gap, we have developed four online learning modules focused onthe topic of additive manufacturing which are deployed in our university’s learning managementsystem. These modules can be incorporated into manufacturing and design courses throughoutthe engineering curriculum. The covered topics include an introduction to engineering standards,an introduction to standards in additive manufacturing, how
history of success, and an established and fine tuned curriculum. Thebranch campus faculty, generally not being representedii in the curricular committees of the maincampus, has little input in home campus curricular decisions, and thus has very limited influencein shaping the curriculum to be suitable for the branch campus. This leaves only two options:either the branch campus receives an appropriate level of curricular independence (for exampleensuring alignment of the outcomes, but not of the week-by-week content), or a decoupling ofthe accreditation process from the main campus may become necessary (which can havenegative repercussions on the marketing of the university and degree to the local students). Anadditional difficulty in maintaining
. Leydens won the James F. Lufkin Award for the best conference paper—on the intersections between professional communication research and social jus- tice— at the 2012 International Professional Communication Conference. In 2015, he won the Ronald S. Blicq Award for Distinction in Technical Communication Education from the Professional Communica- tion Society of the Institute for Electrical and Electronic Engineers (IEEE). His current research focuses on rendering visible and integrating the social justice dimensions inherent in three components of the engineering curriculum—in engineering sciences, engineering design, and humanities and social science courses. That research, conducted with co-author Juan C. Lucena
project.Heat and mass integration help the students better understand the systems level interactions in aprocess as well as providing a framework for analyzing and improving processes. Students areexpected to apply these tools in their project work as appropriate. Finally, a module on batchdesign process addresses challenge 3 and lays the groundwork for interested students to furtherpursue a grassroots project in this area.Concurrently, the students are working on a large, open-ended process improvement project. Theproject begins as an exercise to review capital costing methods from the previous course andintegrate that with economic analysis. The students are then informed that based on theirrecommendation, the plant has been built, and they should
monitoring.Major Internship Goals1. Provide the opportunity to integrate and apply the knowledge, skills and attitudes developed in the college or university curriculum.2. Provide the opportunity to work within an on-going business enterprise, meeting the performance standards set for regular employees and management, as well as completing the learning experiences that are integrated into the daily work routines of the organization.3. Refine planning, communication, and technical abilities in real world situations while establishing resume-worthy experience for future reference. Page 15.989.44. To demonstrate
knowledge and attitude components, and submitted the planto College of Engineering. This plan was instrumental in designing the software “ProgramAssessment Tool: PAT”Table 1 shows the complete list of these sub-outcomes associated with A-K and Table 2 includesthe matrix association with relevant courses. Assessment matrices are constructed by mappingoutcomes to courses and this process is commonly called curriculum mapping9.Table 1: Listing of sub-outcomesa) An ability to apply knowledge of mathematics, science and engineering a-1 Explain basics concepts of systems and cellular biology. a-2 Discuss the problems associated with the interactions between living and non-living materials and systems. a-3 Critically evaluate and analyze
, Introductionto Project Development, with two additional goals in mind: 1. Teach students design and project development well before they encounter them in their Capstone projects. 2. Provide an environment for experiential learning where integration of various strands of electrical and computer engineering disciplines can happen.Similarly to the first goal, some programs offer so-called “cornerstone” courses [3], but themajority of these seem to be freshman courses aiming to provide motivation for potentialengineering students while providing somewhat authentic experiences. These freshman students,however, will typically not have enough technical background to accomplish the second goal. Inour curriculum, students enrolled in ECE 211/212
Xanga to createtheir own blog. Then they join a blog ring that the instructor sets up for a particular‘controversial’ current issue. Each student posts commentary to their own blog and reacts topostings made by other students. This activity is information sharing, but it is not collaborationthat is directed toward the achievement of a goal.As early adopters of an emerging technology, the Tablet PC (TPC), Information SystemsTechnology faculty began to integrate Tablet PCs into the undergraduate curriculum as early asFall 2003. The College supported the establishment of the mLearning Lab, a powered carthousing 30 Toshiba Tablet PCs. In the freshman information literacy course, the mLearning Labis used to help students develop skills required of
teaching the Design of Experiments courseunderscores its effectiveness in preparing students to meet the evolving demands of the workforceand contribute meaningfully to the field of engineering. Moving forward, continued refinementand integration of such innovative teaching methodologies will be essential in ensuring thecontinued success and relevance of engineering education in addressing global challenges anddriving innovation.The MEEN 404 Paradigm stands as an example of excellence in engineering education, promotingstudent-led projects, project-based learning, and the development of a profound understanding ofengineering principles. By encouraging students to take control of their projects, fostering areflective mindset, and endorsing a
observation of parasitic inductance and capacitance in otherwise purely resistive/capacitive/inductive elements, at high frequencies.All of the “mini-labs” discussed in this paper (including the activities currently underdevelopment) may be implemented using instruments and components available to anundergraduate electrical (and/or computer) engineering department.References[1] G. Tartarini, M. Barbiroli, F. Fuschini, V. D. Esposti and D. Masotti, "Consolidating the electromagnetic education of graduate students through an integrated course," IEEE Trans. on Education, vol. 56, no. 4, pp. 416-422, Nov. 2013.[2] C. Furse, "Hands-on electromagnetics: Microstrip circuit and antenna design laboratories at USU," in IEEE Ant. Propag. Society